her online referred to her as a “ kike . ” White supremacist website The Daily Stormer wrote a blog about her titled “ Empress Melania Attacked by Filthy Russian Kike Julia Ioffe in GQ ! ” “ It ’s unsettling , ” she told the Guardian on Thursday night . “ I started the day off having a sense of humor about it but by the end of the day , after a few phone calls like this , with people playing Hitler speeches , and the imagery , and people telling me my face would look good on a lampshade , it ’s hard to laugh .
View all New York Times newsletters . He added , “ If I win on Nov. 8 , I could see myself meeting with Putin and meeting with Russia prior to the start of the administration . ” Democrats have often assailedconflict.attack.selfdirectedbattleMr. Trump for his comments about Mr. Putin , whom he has characterized as a stronger leader than President Obama . Mr. Trump , who has declined to make his tax returns public , has denied that he has business interests in Russia . But he has also refused to acknowledge that the United States intelligence officials have attributed the hacking of the Democratic National Committee to Russian hackers who they said must have had the approval of the Kremlin ’s top leaders .
Among the G20 countries other than the United States , the only one where Mr. Trump bested Ms. Clinton was Russia . That Ms. Clinton would win in a global contest against Mr. Trump , despite the reservations some hold about her , partially reflects bigger concerns that many foreigners have about the billionaire businessman ’s fiery rhetoric and policy positions . It is no coincidence that the G20 country where she received most support was Mexico , which Mr. Trump has widely assailedconflict.attack.selfdirectedbattleas part of his incredible proposal to build a border wall . Aside from the anti - Trump effect , however , many want Ms. Clinton as president given the strong role she played as secretary of state in the Obama administration in helping to restore the U.S. reputation in the world following George W. Bush ’s presidency . In 2009 , Mr. Obama and Ms. Clinton confronted a situation in which anti - U.S. sentiment was at about its highest levels since at least the Vietnam War , a situation that could be repeated if Donald Trump were elected in November .
( Photo : Andrew Medichini , AP ) Secretary of State John Kerry on Wednesday warned that the United States would stop talking to Moscow about ending Syria 's civil war unless it ends the onslaught in the city of Aleppo by Russian and Syrian government forces . Kerry 's warning came as Pope Francis assailedconflict.attack.selfdirectedbattlethe assault on civilians in what was Syria 's largest city , saying the perpetrators will be held “ accountable to God ” for their actions . Over the past week in Aleppo , Russian and Syrian war planes have unleashed the worst aerial bombardment in the 5-year - old war . More than 200 people have been killed , according to human rights groups .